The BJP on Friday attacked former Congress president Rahul Gandhi saying he should take cognisance of the Rajasthan priest’s murder instead of going on political tours even as it claimed the law and order has collapsed in the Congress-ruled State.
The Congress leader should either ask the Rajasthan Government to resign or make efforts for its betterment, Union Minister and party spokesperson Prakash Javadekar said while another party spokesperson Rajyavardhan Rathore cited how the State tops the list of crime against women.
The scathing BJP attack on the Congress comes close on the heels of Rahul and Priyanka Vadra charging the Yogi Adityanath Government with failing to prevent atrocities against women in UP.
Both had visited Hathras and met the victim’s family which the BJP alleged was purely an attempt to politically capitalise on the incident.
Speaking to newspersons, Javadekar expressed outrage at the murder of the temple priest Babulal Vaishnav at Bukna village, Karauli district in Rajasthan. Highlighting that rapes were being reported in the State on a daily basis, he alleged that law and order had collapsed in the State.
Taking a dig at Rahul’s recent visit to Hathras, Punjab and Haryana, he asked Rahul to visit every district of Rajasthan. Maintaining that he only indulges in politics, Javadekar dared Rahul to ask for the resignation of the Ashok Gehlot-led Government.
“The entire State is shaken by the murder of a temple priest by the land mafia. A few days ago, a police station in Behror was attacked with an AK-47 to free a criminal, who is absconding till today. Rapes are taking place in Rajasthan every day whether it is Bundi, Banswara, Barmer, Sikar, or Jaipur.
“The State Government is not able to do anything about such incidents. Law and order situation has collapsed in Rajasthan. Instead of touring India, Rahul should go to every district of Rajasthan. He should either ask the Government to step down or give suggestions for improvement. He only indulges in politics,” said Javadekar.
For his part, Rathore has also sought the Congress leader to pay attention to Rajasthan which is ruled by his party.
“As per the data of the National Crime Records Bureau, Rajasthan stands at the first position as far as crimes against women are concerned. I urge Rahul, who indulges in political tourism to BJP-ruled States, to pay attention to Rajasthan,” said Rathore who has recently been appointed national spokesperson in the party reshuffle.
“Nobody is safe in Rajasthan today: Neither women nor children, not even priests. A Government which stays at a five-star hotel for months can protect only itself; it can’t protect the public. Rajasthan is getting a bad name,” he said.